JURY DELIBERATES 3 HOURS Mom Not Guilty In Twins’ Deaths By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In just over three hours, a jury found Kimberly Steeley, 27, Decatur, not guilty in the June 2018 deaths of her infant twins, Bonde and Liam. Steeley’s attorney, Andrew Van Buren, made the case that the babies died of SIDS – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – in part, because they had come home from the hospital too soon. Both babies were…
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Describing ‘Nightmare’ Of Finding Babies Dead, Mom Takes Stand In Trial Pausing frequently to wipe away tears, Kimberly Steeley took the stand for nearly two hours to testify in her own defense against charges that she smothered her two infant children, Bonde and Liam, in June 2018. Bonde died on June 5, the night she was brought home from the hospital, after Steeley said she placed the infant face-up on her lap and fell asleep. 11 days later, she was…
Did Mother Asphyxiate Twins – Or Did Father? Opening Statements Set Up Scenario: Which Drugged Parent Responsible? The manslaughter trial of Kim Steeley, 27, of Decatur – seen weeping in court today – opened with two contrasting scenarios in Otsego County Court this morning. In his opening statement, District Attorney John Muehl blamed the mother for the June 2018 deaths of twins Liam and Bonde, born prematurely: “The real problem was, she (Steeley) was high and she nodded off on…
SINGLE-CAR CRASH KILLS COOPERSTOWN WOMAN, 21 Driver, 23, Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter, DWI COOPERSTOWN – A former Cooperstown man is charged with vehicular manslaughter and DWI after a single-car crash at 2:13 a.m. Thursday where a 21-year-old Cooperstown woman was killed. Charged is Brandon E. Lane, 23, now of Prattsville, was operating a 2001 Mitsubishi Galant northbound when the car went off the east shoulder of Route 80, according to state police at Richfield Springs. The vehicle became airborne and struck…